The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
899.2011.1
M1950 Coleman Stove
24/02/2011
Hermione Cooper
24/02/2011
American made military camping stove with three hinged feet.Cylindrical shape.Three fold out pot rests.
steel
17(h) x33(circumference) cms
1
Indistinct warning notice.
green
Coleman
USA
This wee stove has a bit of an identity crisis and it's perhaps best if we let a senior member of the Coleman empire tell the story.
" The M1950 Military gasoline one burner stove is descended from the #520 "Pocket stove" also called the Ernie Pyle stove.
Coleman called theirs the Model 536 Military burner. Several companies(Coleman,Aladdin,SMP and Wyatt) made/marketed these neat little stoves because the components were not patented. The Coleman version came in a can that doubled as a water/cooking container.
Why no patents? If you go back to the 520 Pocket stove - the US Government asked Coleman, AGM and Aladdin to work together and produce a small portable stove that could burn 52-100 octane fuel in conditions ranging from -60 to +125 degrees F. The companies worked together, shared ideas and began development in April 1941. The first working model was demonstrated 51 days later. The millionth stove came down the production line in August 1945 and was presented to General Eisenhower."
Our little stove seems to be a 1950's version as the title M1950 implies and was acquired by Mick Tighe when he was working with the American Army in 1974. It was subsequently used - a lot - by Mick's mountain guiding company, Nevis Guides, which is why it looks a bit stressed!
Donated by Mick Tighe
24/02/2011
24/02/2011
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
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